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Beaufort County Building Inspections

In short

Beaufort County Building Inspections issues 2 permits we publish for Beaufort County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building Permit and Plan Review (Beaufort County Building Inspections)only if it applies to youBeaufort County Building InspectionsContact Beaufort County Building Inspections at (843) 255-2065 for the permit and plan review fees that apply to a specific project.per project; the Building Inspections page states that permits expire and are renewed in accordance with the administrative chapters of the adopted codes2026-10-27
Beaufort County Electrical Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to youBeaufort County Building InspectionsContact Beaufort County Building Inspections at (843) 255-2065 for the license fee and qualification requirements.term not stated on the Building Inspections page or the Electrical Form for Contractor; contact Building Inspections2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Building Permit and Plan Review (Beaufort County Building Inspections)

The Building Inspections page lists among the department's duties to "Enforce the building codes, fire code, national electrical code, floodplain regulations and dilapidated abandoned structures" and to "Issue building permits for new construction, substantial improvements and additions", and lists the codes enforced, including the 2021 South Carolina Building Code, 2021 South Carolina Fire Code and 2021 South Carolina Plumbing Code. The county's 2026 Building Permit Application asks for the contractor's state license number, license class and Beaufort County Business License. For a business, the Clearance Form in the county's New Business Package states: "If in a new commercial structure, a copy of the CO or Building Codes Department Approval is needed to continue the business license application process. Please be advised this applies to Change of Use and Upfits". A restaurant, shop, studio, clinic or other premises-based business that builds, upfits or changes the use of a space in the unincorporated county therefore goes through Building Inspections before its business license is issued, and a contractor pulls these permits for the work it does. Contact Building Inspections at (843) 255-2065 or inspections@bcgov.net for the fee that applies to a given project.

Beaufort County Electrical Contractor License

The Beaufort County Building Inspections page lists among the department's duties: "Issue licenses to electrical contractors". The county's Electrical Form for Contractor states: "THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND SIGNED BY THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR BEFORE ELECTRICIAL PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED" and "LICENSE NUMBERS ALL THREE (3) ARE REQUIRED STATE ... COUNTY ... BUSINESS", and the contractor signs that "I HAVE A VALID BEAUFORT COUNTY LICENSE AND I AM PROPERLY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA." The same form notes that journeyman electricians are limited to jobs not exceeding $5,000.00, single phase only. The county's 2026 Building Permit Application refers to "Article 7.13 of Beaufort County Electrical Licensing Ordinance". An electrical contractor pulling electrical permits in the unincorporated county therefore holds a state license, the county electrical license and a Beaufort County business license. Contact Building Inspections at (843) 255-2065 for the license fee, examination and renewal terms.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Beaufort County
Phone
(843) 255-2065

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. Building InspectionsBeaufort County Building Inspections · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Building Permit Application (2026)Beaufort County Building Inspections · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Electrical Form for ContractorBeaufort County Inspection Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  4. New Business Package (2024)Beaufort County Business Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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